Ethan had always been certain of one thing: Olivia would crumble under pressure. She was beautiful, yes, but she had always seemed so sheltered, so accustomed to a life of privilege that he’d convinced himself she would never truly fight back. He believed she was nothing more than a delicate flower—easy to control, easy to dismiss. He had thought his betrayal would break her, and that by the time the divorce papers were signed, she would be begging him for one last chance, pleading with him to reconsider.
What Ethan hadn’t anticipated was Olivia’s strength.
When he arrived at their shared home that morning, prepared to finalize the divorce with cold efficiency, he expected the same Olivia he had left behind: the woman who had adored him, the one who had trusted him, who had been so despe
